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An alphabiography is an autobiography, often set as an English studies project for high school or college students, consisting of a set of twenty-six short stories or chapters about the writer's life. [1] Each story or chapter has a title starting with a different letter of the alphabet, for example: "Apple growing", "Baseball", "Cynthia" etc ...
A Proud American: The Autobiography of Joe Foss: 1992 Tex Johnson: Tex Johnston: Jet-Age Test Pilot: 1992 Harry H. Crosby: A Wing and a Prayer: The "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force in Action over Europe in World War II: 1993 Lawrence A. Hyland: Call Me Pat: The Autobiography of the Man Howard Hughes Chose to Lead Hughes ...
Instead of pursuing a career in academia, Rodriguez suddenly decided to write freelance and take other temporary jobs. Rodriguez worked as a contributing editor to newspapers and magazines, including Harpers and the Los Angeles Times. [2] His first book, Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez, was published in 1982. It was an ...
At age 7, Rolihlahla became the first person in his family to go to school. On the first day, as per custom, the teacher gave each student an English name. He became Nelson Mandela.
Category:Literary autobiographies This is a category for autobiographies or memoirs by literary figures (known for works other than the autobiography), or those in large part concerned with them, for example as partners.
The Long Haul won The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights 1991 Book award given annually to a writer who "most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy's purposes - his concern for the poor and the powerless, his struggle for honest and even-handed justice, his conviction that a decent society must assure all young ...
Richard Claxton Gregory (October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic. [1] [2] His books were bestsellers.. Gregory became popular among the African-American communities in the southern United States with his "no-holds-barred" sets, poking fun at the bigotry and racism in the United
A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America’s First All-Black High School Rowing Team: Nominee [19] Barack Obama: A Promised Land: Nominee [19] Deborah Draper: Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: Nominee [19] Willie O’Ree: Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL’s First Black Player: Nominee [19] 2022 Will Smith: Will: Winner [20 ...